Six people have died of leptospirosis, a rare bacterial illness often found in contaminated water. The storm increased the risk of contracting the disease, officials said.

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Scorpion sting envenomation meets all the criteria to be recognised as a neglected tropical disease, yet it remains ...

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An international study published in the Malaria Journal claims that a widely used test for detecting malaria is delivering ...

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Tropical cyclones might be causing real damage after they clear, as a new study found death spikes caused by various reasons ...

Bentham Science Publishers latest release, Advances in the Medicinal Chemistry of Neglected Tropical Disease and Related Infectious Diseases is a detailed exploration of how modern drug discovery and ...

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